All foreigners rescued, 3 assailants killed in Kabul attack: Mujahid

KABUL (Pajhwok): Armed attack on a hotel in the Shahr-i-Naw area of capital Kabul ended after the killing of three assailants, according to the ‘Islamic Emirate’ spokesperson on Monday.

Emergency Hospital on its Twitter handle wrote that three bodies and 18 injured persons had been brought to the hospital from the site of the attack.

Zabihullah Mujahid on his Twitter handle wrote that attack on Kabul Hotel ended after the killing of three assailants.

He said all foreigners staying in the hotel had been rescued and no one was harmed, adding that two foreign guests were injured when they dropped themselves from a high point.

The attack in the 10th security district of Kabul city began around 2:30pm today and was ongoing as of 4:30pm.

A Pajhwok reporter close to the area said a fire broke out on one of the hotel’s floors and smoke billowed out of the multi-storey building.

He said security forces had cordoned off the scene and were allowing no one to go near the site.

Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said a hotel building where ordinary people lived was attacked by ‘evil elements’.

He said security forces had reached the scene and were trying to secure the area.

According to him, further details will be released later.

The attack comes a day after Chinese ambassador in Kabul met with deputy foreign minister Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai and asked the caretaker government of Afghanistan to pay more attention to security of the country’s embassy.

Residents of the area said Chinese and other foreigners usually stayed in the hotel. The shooting continued after a powerful explosion.

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